Gilded Flicker vs Jungle Shrew

Colaptes chrysoides compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Gilded Flicker is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilded Flicker	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Picidae	Soricidae
Genus	Colaptes	Suncus
Species	Colaptes chrysoides	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilded Flicker and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gilded Flicker

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilded Flicker	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilded Flicker

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.